Numbering head



Sept. 18, 1923. 1,468,521

' A. H. SMITH NUMBERING HEAD Original Filed Aug. 10 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 j as A Mom/w am gid( Sept. 18, 1923.

A. H. SMITH NUMBERING HEAD Original Filed Aug. 10 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A li'fCS H. SIdITi-I, OF BROQKLYN, NEW 33.11, AS i CQIEPAIJY, F IQEN YGEK, N. L, A GQEEGRATIOH EEV] HUME Ill- 7 .tppli' cation )7 o v a v linproyeinents in N uinhering Heads, of

cnce'heing had therein to the accompany ii drawings, ivhichtorm a part thereof.

invention relates to numberlng heads,

and more particularly to a type thereoi wherein the digit Wheels to he progressively actuated, will have associated therewi h a 15 illifrtjlit 'sin which will ensure the timely actuation of wheels of progressively higher renomination, While avoiding; likelihood of .ne Wheel imparting a turning movement to the adjoining wheel othigher denomination in a ma; nor to disturb the proper alinement of ti turc rotary movemelt of a digit Wheel of higher denomination.

l-leretofore in this art it has been the common practice to produce num ering heads having a sequence of digit Wheel rotatable about a, common axis, each of the digit ivheels having a recess in the ra chet Wheel through which it islactuated, the actuating means i" "n 'ivhat is known a-comb pawl, the te th oiwrhich are of successivelyshorter permit these teeth, with the length so con inner, acti ation of the sheet to succesivel enga go and turn the digit Wheel with which they are respectively associated and ensure this turning movement only when all of the wheels of lower denomination have the digit 9 exposed in the printing position, said comh awl being supported upon a rock frame which is actuated by a plunger mechanism after each impression interval of the head. To produce What is lzno vn as alpos'itive'loclr, various expedients are employed hy' which each digit Wheel Will he held inst rotation, e: :ept' when positively actuated hy' the comb pawl. r

V The shove type of numherin i'ieularly adapter for the produ is lznovrn tvpe h heads a1 t iip\.

L .no in close iu..:tapostion.

Er numbering head ember" tion is particularly adapted J Lid 4 tor larger .ivorlr sled. August 3.0, 1921, Serial ch the following is a specification, re ertee printing surfaces, or cause a premamy inven- BANK NOTE No. SlffG-EZ. i Renewed February 17, 1923.

than the iinary type high head, and is so constructed asnot to require the ordinary coinh pawl and plunger actuating mechanism, thus ensuring a positive, more grad ial turn g movement of the digit Wheels and s with pcrn'utting the production of the horn iii possiole with the less precisir n ."Qlli th: plunger actuated heads.

To ensure positive action, oi the various digitrxheels, I utilize each Wheel as a part of the actuatin means for the WllQEl of next hi 'her denomination, and employ a transfer ;.lCl12llllSIl-l in iiart actuated from the main ource of power and in part tux ted by the ligit wheel of lower denomination While operative upon the digit wheel 01 next higher denomination.

The trz nster wheel operative upon the units di 'it WllGCl ca es a spur gear meshing, with a gear actuated by means of a star Wheel, the various transfer wheels being enti rely independent, one of-the other.

Associated with the transfer mechanism is a locking mechanism operative upon each transfer Wheel excepting that associated with the units Wheel, means being provided whereby this locking mecl-ianism Will be set at all times excepting when the transfer Wheel associated therewith is in a position so hot its next actuation will impart movement to the Wheel of next higher denomination, at which moment the locking mechw nism Will he released as a result of the movement of the Wheel of lower denomination.

In numbering Wheel embodying my invention, each of the digitivheels may he set entirely independently of the others, manually operative means For releasing the locking mechanism being provided to facilitate the setting of the head.

. llhe digit- Whe ls themselves are provided with the usual icteut alineniont paivls, such being prodded to cor =ect any slight errors in alineinent due to Wear uponthe coacting; parts, although the precision with which the transfer Wheels and the actuating Here-dieters in this t a rars- .ler ncchauism includin spurgea rs has been found inun'acticable hccause with the ordif "quence of intermeshing gears, slight error maydevelop 1n the production of the gears so that in the Wheels of higher denomination this error will he multiplied to an ex reotly upon the digit wheels as distinguisher from a gear-wheel carried thereby, so that no gear train is present in the mechanism which when a machine has been operated thousands of times can develop multiplied error to a' point where there will be a loss or" alinement'. V V The invention consists primarilyin a numbering head embodying -therein asequcnce ofr 'digit wheels each having a plurality-of gearteeth thcrcon the tops of said teeth being formed as a printing-surface,

' able about a common axis and'nieans for progressively actuating said digit wheels comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counterto that or" said digit wheels, 'one transfer wheel being associated with each digit. wheel, and each transfer wheel having gear teeth thereon-adapted to cooperate with the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, one ofthe teeth-of each of said transfer wheels-being laterally extended to engage-the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means 'foractuatingr the transferwheel associated with the'digit wheel of lowest denomination; and in such other n .vel leaturcs of construction and combination o1 parts as arehereinafter set forth and'de scribed; and more particularly pointed out in the claimshereto aiipended; V VReterring to the drawings, Fig 1" is a'rplan view of a; numbering head 7 embodying; my invention 7 i Fig. 2 is a'front view thereof in the di- 'when infoperation; V V t 7 Fig. 3isa section of the line 3-3 ofl ig.

'Figz l is a side elevation from the right off jFiglQ v a .7 y ig'. 5 is a perspective view of one'of the transfer wheels from one side thereof; and 1 Fitr. dis a siinliar view from theiother sidethereofi i Like numerals refer toilike parts throughout the several views. r i In the embodiment of my invention shown in thedrawings the mainframe of t chine is shown at"1().' said.- framebeir ided with a fixed shaftll upon and said wheelsbeing independently rotatrect1on of, movement of the numbering head e ina- 1,4t68,521 V J Q t 1 v idly mounted inclosrijuXtipositioh, a se{ quence of independentlyrotatable digit.

"wheels 12, 13,14,15, 16,17,181and 1 9 each Qf, Wl1lCll is identical in construction so as to require a detail-eddescription ofbut one of these wheels, as the units wheel 12s The said digit wheel has about. the periphery thereof a sequ-ence'or" ten long gear teeth'QO, the tops of said teeth being :torined 'as aprintingsurtace 21; said printing surface having successively the-digits O to 9'there on in cameo type; 'Upon one sideof the digit wheel is a ratchet wheel 22 associated with which is a spring-pressed detent and alining ,fs0 Each Oftllt) wheels l3'to 19 contains simipawl 23.

'lar teeth 20 having similar characters 21 thereon and carries asimilar'ratchet wheel.

havinir associated therewith a similar de? 1 V y V "185' All of the ,digit wheels- 12 to "19 have i xisand (rigtent andaliningipawlQiSJ rotary movement about a common a are: progress vely actuated :from a 1 s actuating mechan sm. through the inedu of a trans fer fmechanis n' w'hi'cln in addition to'ini'parting the desired rotative moinent to thefd g t wheels also servesas acloclnng" means to prevent the accidentalr-moveinent of a wheel of-higherdenominat on bye" 7 wheelotlower denomination a result ot fouling" of the numberingrv head through a accumulation of ink between'jthe' different fdigit wheels. V

Also carried by the frame 10' is a shaft i 24 counter to thc shaft 1-1, which shaft- 24 transfer wheels 25, 26, 2128,29. 30 81 and 32' associated and rc'o operating withfthe digit wheels 12 to'l9 respectively. ;;Each oi tljc transfer wheels 26- to 32 is 1d V for th with which the/wheel' nation are a'ctuated;-

in n ged in the manner described; ere at com paetness permitted to the structureiof the" numbering head whilefatfording clearance suiiicient to permit the 1it1l1Z'ati0n' of heavy 'parts,- as compared with those ordinarily j emnloved innumbering;heads; o

. 7 lVhile the transfer wheel 25 'pos lessee-all y Tnegtransrcrwheel is much heavier. than the wheels25 and27. '7 By the einploymentv'oftransfer wheels ar:

1001 V has idly mounted thereon a sequence of;

ern char-acteristicsof the rem ainingtrans a1: wheelsrit also has structural charaeten 1'25,

7. isties by wlich it is operativc'ly connected with the main actuating mechanism; Hence I i nfidescrihing' in" detail "the :transfernnecha-V l his 1' he transfer wheel Qiiassociatedwith the s wheel 12 will; be referred;'to -si2ni=- llar' ital-e numeralsbeingapplied to cor} responding parts in the other transfer wheels. The wheel 25' has a sequence of ten gear teeth33 spaced equally about the periphery thereof and adapted to co-operate with the teeth 20 upon its associated digit wheel 12, the recess between succeeding teeth being of sui'licient depth, and so iiorniethas to receive the printing surface 21 without rub- ;ing contact therewith, so to avoid abrasion of this surface or the transfer of ink therefrom to the transfer wheel. Upon one side of this wheel 25 is a ratchet wheel at permanently unitedtherewith and upon the other side thereof also permanently united therewithis a release plate 35 having a trip tongue 36, the function of which will more fully appear hereinaften Said transfer wheel 25 also 'has permanently secured thereto an ordinary spur gear wheel 37 by lneans of which the wheel is intermittently actuated by the actuating means which will be more fully referred to hereinafter.

Associated with the ratchet wheel 34 is a spring-pressed detent and alining pawl which has no locking function with regard to the transfer wheel or its associated'digit wheel, since this wheel is rotated one-tenth of a revolution with each actuation of the numbering head by a positively operative actuating mechanism which is always operatively connected therewith.

The transfer wheels 26 to 32 are identical inconstruction with the wheel 25 with the exception that they carry no gear wneel 37 and instead of being positively actuated directly by the actuating'niechanisin, are actuated by said mechanism through the medium of the digit wheels with wiiich they are respectively associated.

Associated with each of the di wheels 26 to 32 is a spring pressed locking pawl 89,

lation to its digit whieh in addition to preventing any movement of the transfer wheel with which it is'associated, and the digit wheel actuator thereby, except when the digit-9 upon the digit wheel of next lower denomination han said last nained digit wheel is in the "printing position. also acts as a detent and 'alining pawl with relation to the digit wheel associated with its transfer wheel. Said pawls 39 co-operate, with the ratchet wheels upon the respectirc transfer wheels, but are broader than said ratchet wheels'so as to project in the plane of movement of the trip tongue 36, which is so set with rewheel as to opcratively engage said pawl when the digit 9 upon said wheel is in the printing position. T ie trip tongue adapted tobeen red by said p wl of lower denomin Each Or the pawlsfio is provided with an stending heel 4:0 adapted to be e a flattened, oncain, shaft 11 extending tr nsverse y ol the tranie 10 and c owded may be simultaneously their associated ratchet wheels, and thus permit a free rotation of the trans"er wheel through the n'iet 'nni of its associated digit wheel in setting the head.

While I V have to the transfe wheels to as icing associated with single digit wheel, this association relates merely to th continuous relation of the transfer wheel to a'digit wheel, one of the teeth of each of saidtransi cr wheels having a lateral extensi n 33 adapted to opcratiyely engage the digit 'wheel 0t 1163 higher denomination once during each fall rotation of said transfer wheel, thus causing the transf r wheel associated with one digit wheel to iinpart a one-tenth rotation to the digit wheel of next higher denomination upon the actuation ot the wheel oi lower dc nomination following that which brings the digit 9 to-the printing position. To secure a I arm star wheel adapted to engage abutment upon the frame of the numbering machine innncdiately following each inpression, so as to set the numbering ead preparatory to the making ot the he: niression. li series of such abutr desired roents spaced apart may be employed to of numbers by each ensure the shipping numbering head during t prin p, operation, which sometimes Arable where a plurality of number heads are arwherein a rairality of such numbers rawed successively to upon a sheet quircd.v and du 'ilication oi numbers upon succeediiig;- sheets is to be avoided.

Since there are but fire arms upon the wheel and since it is required to impart a one-tenth revolution upon each actuation of the starwheel to thetranster wheel cooperating with the units di t the diameter of the gear 4st will be one-hall that of the gear 37.

.To avoid any terdency ot the e a;

vide a u'ieclyn d 1 carried b; r heel 1 said hub lil h s rcsin adiacent each arro of said star i8 chsengeeee Wheels it 'wheeis above the units WhQQi and 7p 1 I it to be freely tin'iied by hand entirely whee 'Pivotell inountecinpon the side of the frame lO-is a swingarm, '1 anti-frictioni'oliei' 9 adapted t hub iinti entei' said recesses re as to exert hoiha braking reenre an i a limit stop; Acting upon said iii'ii 1s coiled spring v V T he penis 3S and 39 are mounted 119021 the shaft 51, the swings acting npon snit' pmvis' -e springs Lemounted upon the i 411; thereon being s end thereof engaged 6x111 flhe operation of th e V mechanism is sii S'iIHIiiTiRiif-T as miion l n a i 1.5km tnlolte 41:, all

hen it IS (iQSJIiZti to the l ad when starting a run, the: shait it is urine-i by means of the handle-l; 21s to oekeneh' ott it ie; pen ljfi npon the shaft L 1 il :11- th 1g each 0 the .iigit 'twheels,

pendentiy of the othei' dig 7 transfer heel associated with giwheel turning therewith to: pry

: proper relation of the transfer mechanism main actuating nieehzmisin nniy andithe digit wheels, but having no function in moving any of the digit Wheels.

When the (ii 9 0t eeieh wheel 12-19h2i5 been brought into the printing positio'n the tie adv; need one stage and throv :iii oi the digit wheels to the Zero osition. nite nmnhei" to he set up eueh of the wheeig may be positioned with the digitiorniing 1i part 0 said number in the proper printing position The shaft a l is then refereed to permit the setting of the pzwrls. 39 so that thereafter the transfer wheels associated \i'ith seid pztivis iviil e11 beioch'ed 01' held against inoi ement under norinei conditions,'oi'i itih V o i i one hzii tthe dim tel of the seal 3 jrotatioIL,

V et-tinting" met-ha its'whee'i em Etl'GSUli' -Qi the pie'si ,ii

result of the p fogiessi e zietimti O1) ()ffiht) sei'emlihg t wheels movement ot e; part cular digit wheel is required.

For pin'eeses of making theoperz tion of the head eleei 1t Will he assumed that the: startingmni'ihei' is 9333.

e As the JTiIfiIbGHiDQ hezid leaves the printing position, 7

'ng machine (not shownywill'e of t the continued movement the head,. the

shaft 3% care ime the gear heel and sun; star Yi'i'iQQi viii reeer: a eoi'ltinuing uniforrn rote. lilOiQHlQDit amoin tin fifth et i'evohition thei eo't. Sine to 01 e i I, this letter e'ez-ni w ieei \"illi receive one-tenth oi: a V. U v. V

' The ciei'eiopn prevented by the levee 4e Jeing tensioneti hai'inp' one endthei'eof The pawis iii'ei S 7 tion to its t 'zinsi'erw i r V 1: e'o-o ierz ti fig 'izitchet.

.m L eiim ting turned to bring-the th Of course ii some (iG-ii-' imits and the V V neonsiyactuated through the same trans tienoniinution hate the digit? illihejfiiilti'h;

the fixed 'ihutnient upon theniim e gear.

jzmfhwiii g gztin he oome ot V fi weii; 133 1151 26. ent of moving" ine btia inthe sure exerted there-by against the hub 461111 derthe sering 50. When the hub has turned one-fifth of aievolntiomthe heel 619 Wilt enter-e i'eeess 4'7 and cheek further mote; ment 0t the st-ar vineei. enci'ot the intermesh-i ing gents i i and. 8?, thevti'ensi er ifvheel Q5 and iii 'it Wheel 12.

With each actuation of the transfer iiheei 2), the gziwl SOzwsocmted theiieiyithwili vhaei H in pieVenting oven'tinninget parts and W111! eiso serie to a iODtli movement to sthd trensteriqtheei 71 V acting upon the units digit Wheel the sznne 'efiegtqvith rehition to the '1. 21y he nee'e'sser to secure. the proper ehneinent of the Grin-L11 m a'i'ectei' 221, the

ii wheel '26 met Q W hen the units digit wheel 7 i it 9', in the printing position, the tongue B-Gyill enixzi and niise the pziwl' 39 i fozn its 'o'perzit o gagenient with the ratchet Wheel tension '33-? OLQftlTOfil 33 upon t a whee}. 2;") he 7 etthis 'i'i'lonientenge ed nit; a tooth 1 in the tens digit'wheei 13 so .next

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that with t q wheels w li be s11nn1ta- ,ithf he 7 cohtiiined WiiGOi. .This opei'etion actuation otithe sii'ely throughout tilQQ-Di'lltb'httfid, n the speot that When'iiii .thgit- Wheels of lower position; 'ziii ofsuch ivheeis eboiie the units ihteifinfii iid Wheel of next higher denemination will h re' the locking pz ii i 3 9 diseng izigeti from its (o-operating i'atcheh'wheei 3% so that upon, the nexteetnetion ofthehe'ati,

all of these wheelsot next highe tieiioinine of a 'i'evohition.

' Following theassnniption thzit the start f;

is when the heed hzis' been t mes,- "the looking pe wl for the 26 mil; he made v nrintin position; thnseiiiising ism acting Upon the st:

eei In tli s mzinner V compensated to.

the .pewi 39 Ce;-

lhoweveiyis J aetuetionfof the'heziti, the

part z nysli ht.

the. 621'? he t melee ii inoperative" tee 9340, 'Wh ei'enpon thef'ioekiiig tl' e to the r V tion will hesnnnltuieot siytnrnedone-tenth to release theloclring pawlf39 associatedwiththe transfer wheel29, there is nodan ger of this released wheel being accidently turned, since, the transfer wheels 26, 2.7 and 25; will all beloclred against movement, the

relation of. parts being such that a wheel fof hi her denomination cannot be turned except isimultaneously withall wheels oflower denomination. I, i

. With the continued operat on of the ma chine; the tens wheel 13 will be turned through the medium of the transfer wheel one-tenth of a revolution with each ten revolutionsof said transfer wheel 25, and

its associated digit wheel 12, the transfer wheel 26 associated with the digit wheel lil eceiving simultaneous and similar rotary movement as said digit wheels Consequently witheach'tenth revolution of each digit wheel and its associated transfer wheel, the

wheel of next higher denomination will receive from the transfer wheel associated with the wheel of lower denomination, onetenth of a revolution, wl'iiclr'condition will be carried pro 'r ssively through the machine. l Vhenever the digit 9 of any wheel to 19 is in the printing position, the look ing mechanism operative upon the ratchet of the transfer wheel associated with the 7 digit wheel of next higher denomination will be release With a construction. as described, the various digit wheels may be properly spaced or justified through the medium of the atchet wheels 22 which may be made fairly substantial while still having the digit wheels suiiicientlyclose together. By utilizing the tops of gear teeth for forming the printing surface, substantial means for imparting rota y movement to the digit wheel i afforded, the form of the cooperating transfer wheel being such as to avoid injury to the printing surface. By using transfer wheels which arealways directly geared "to 'ieir asso'cimed ci i w ieeis a soiu e uniformity in the functioning of the head as a ing transfer wheels with a locking ratchet wheel upon one face thereof and a releasing disl; upon the other face thereof, said di'slr upon a wheel of lower denomination will be presented adjacent the ratchet wheel of the transfer wheel of next higher denomination so that both said ratchet wheel and said releas disk may co-operate with a single pawl havingno small parts thereon.

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings, it

'being apparent that such maybe varied without departing fromthe spirit and scope oftheinvention.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent, is r 1. A numbering head embodyin therein a sequence of digit wheels each iaving a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a printing surface, and said wheels being independently rotatable about a common axis, and means for progressively actuating said digit wheels comprising. a sequence of transfer wheels independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels,

one transfer wheel being associated with each digit: wheel, and each transfer wheel in ing gear teeth thereon adapted to 'co-operate with the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, one of the teeth of each ofsaid transfer wheels being laterally extended to engage the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination,

and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination.

y 2. A numbering head embodying therein a sequence of digit wheels each having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a printing surface, and said wheels being independently rotatabl about a common axis, means for progressively actuating said digit wheels comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels, one transfer wheel being associated with each digit wheel, and each transfer wheel having gear teeth thereon adapted to cooperate with the gear teeth uponthe digit wheel with which it is associated, one of the teeth of each of said transfer wheels being laterally extended to engage the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination, locking means cooperating with each of said transfer wheels excepting the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination, whereby it is held against movement, and releasing means carried by each digit wheel of lower denomination operative upon said last named means to release said means and permit the rotation of the transferwheel with which it cooperates and its associated digit wheel when the extended tooth of the wheel carrying said releasing means is in a position to operatively engage said lElSll'IlilIllOtl digit wheel.

' A numbering head embodyingtherein a sequence of digit wheels each having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a printing surrace, andtsaidiwheels being independently rotatable about a common axis, means tor progressively actuating saidfdigit wheels comprising af sequence of t'raiis lenwhee-ls each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter tothat 0t said digit wheels, 7

one transfer wheel being associated with each digits wheel, and each transfer wheel .-l1ai'iiig gear teeth thereon" adapted'to cooperate with the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with-which itis associated, one of the teeth of each of said transtier wheels being laterally extendedto eng ge the teeth of the digit ii heel of next higher denomination,

and means 1' actuating the transfer wheel,

associated with the digit wheel of lowest "tlelloiiitlation, a ratch t wheel carried by "tion to operatively engage the digitwheel with which said adjacent transfer wheel meshes. v

4. A numbering head embodying therein a sequence of digit wheels each having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a printing sur face, and said wheels being independently rotatable about a common axis, means for "ro 'ressivel actuatin said di 'it wheels 2-: t-v h comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels,

one transfer wheel being'associa'ted'with each digit wheel, and each transfer wheel hayiiiggear teeth thereon adapted to coope "ate with the gear tech upon the'digit wheel withwhich it is associated, one of the teeth of each of said transfer wheels being laterall extended to en age the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest dc nomination, locking means co-operating with each of said transier wheels excepting the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination, whereby it is held against movement, and releasing means carried by each i it wheel of lower denomination operative upon said last named means to release said means and permit the gressiyely actua prising a sequti leased to permit the setting of anydigit rotation of the transfer wh'eel' with which itco-o aerates andgits associated di itwhee l when the extended tooth; Oi'tlltl wheelcarry ing said releasing means isin" a" position to operatively iengage said last named digit",

wheel, and means whereby said locking means may be manuallyreleased to permit the setting ot' any digitwheel;

5. A numberinghead embodying therein a seqnence ofdigit wheels each having a plurality or gear teeth thereon, the tops of sa d teeth bei 'ig fornied as a printing surface,

and said wheels being independently rotae o'f transfer wheels each table abe it'a common axis, ineaiis for prog SillCl digit wheels C Onl-u 7 independently mounted to rotate about an; 7 7

axis counter to that of said digit wheels, one transter wheel being associated with each t wheel, and eachtranst'er wheel having teeth thereon adapted to cooperate -the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with which t s associated,'one"ot' the teeth of each of said transfer wheels beingla'ten,

ally eziteiidedto engage the teeth of the digit i wheel 0t neizt higher denomination, i and 1 eans for actuating the transfer wheel asso ciatedwith the digit wheel of lowest denomiiation, a ratchet wheel carried by each of said transfer wheels, a locking pawl associated therewith, a releasing tongue carried by each Off said tran'ster wheels and adapted to ope 'atii'ely engage the locking pawl cooperating with'the'i'atchet wheeloi the adjacent transter wheel, whereby said pawlwill be disengaged from said ratchet wlieelwhen the extended tooth 0t the-wheel carrying said releasing tongue is in a position'tooperatively engage, the digitfwheel with which said adjacenttransfer wheel meshes, each of said locking pawls l'i'aving a heel, and a flat tened or cam shaftrotatably mounted adjacent a'll OfSCtltl heels-and opc-iratire thereon, whereby said pawls maybemanually rewheel.

and said wheels beinginde iiendently rotatable about a common and means for progressively,actuating said digit wheels comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels,

one] transfer wheel being "associated with each digit'wheel, and each transfer wheel having gear teeth thereon adapted to co-opei ate with the 'gea' teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, said gear teeth being set apart. to receive the teeth V V V V G. A numbering head. embodying therein a sequence of digit wheels each having a plai rality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a printings ii'i ace,

of the digit wheel with'which it meshes,

the space between said set apart teeth being so formed as to avoid the engagement of the printing surface upon the digit wheel with the transfer wheel, one of the teeth of each of said transfer wheels being laterally extended to engage the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination.

A numbering head einbody g therein asequence of digit wheels each having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as printing surface, and said wheels being independently rotatable about a common axis, and means for progressively actuating said digit wheels comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels, one transfer wheel being associated with each digit wheel, and each transfer wheel having gear teeth thereon adapted to co-operate with the ge teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, one of the teeth of each of'said transfer wheels being laterally extended to engage the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination, coinprising intermeshing spur gears one of which is carried by the transfer 7 wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination, and the other of which is carried by a shaft rotatably mounted adja surface, and said whcelsbeing independently rotatable about a common axis, a ratchet wheel carried by each of said digit wheels, a detent and alining pawl co-ogerating with each of said ratchet wheels, means for progressively actuating said digit wheels comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels, one transfer wheel being associated with each digit wheel, and each transfer wheel having gear teeth thereon adapted to cooperate with the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, one of the teeth of each of said transfer wheels being laterall extended to engage the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel as sociated with the digit wheel of lowest denomination, a ratchet wheel carried by each of said transfer wheels, locking pawl associated therewith, and a releasing tongue carried by each of said transfer wheels and adapted to oporatirely engage the locking pawl cooperating wi h the ratchet wheel of means for progressively actuating the adjacent transfer wheel, whereby said .pawl will be disengaged from said ratchet wheel when the extendec ooth of the wheel carrying; said releasingtongue is in a posit-ion to operatively engage the digit wheel with which said'adjacent transfer wheel meshes.

9. a l numbering head embodying therein a sequence of digit wheels each having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a p intingsurface, and said wheels being incependently rotatable about a common a d d digit wheels con lSlAg-lt sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to ro tats about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels, one transfer wheel being associated with each digit wheel, end each transfor wheel having gear teeth thereon adapted to cooperate with the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, one of the teeth of each of said transfer wheels beinglaterally extended to the teeth of the digit wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest denm'nination, comprising" intermesln ing spur gears one of which is carried by the transfer wheel associated w th the digit wheel of low st denomination, and the other of which is carried by a shaft rotatably mounted adjacent said first named wheel, and a star wheel carried by said shaft and adapted to he intern'iittently rotated, and means preventing over-running of the shaft carrying said star wheel.

10, A numbering: head einbodyi therein a sequence of digit wheels each having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, the tops of said teeth being formed as a printing surface, and said wheels being independently rotatable about a common axis, and means for progressively actuating; said digit wheels comprising a sequence of transfer wheels each independently mounted to rotate about an axis counter to that of said digit wheels, one transfer wheel being associated with each digit wheel, and each transfer wheel havino gear teeth thereon adapted to co-operate with the gear teeth upon the digit wheel with which it is associated, one of the teeth of each of said transfer wheels being laterally extended to engage the teeth of the digit 1 wheel of next higher denomination, and means for actuating the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel of lowest dcnomination, COll'ljlllSlng intermcshing; spur one of which is carried by the transfer wheel associated with the digit wheel lowest denomination, and the other of which is carried by a shaft rotatably mounted adjacent said first named gear wheel, and a star wheel carried by said shaft and adapted to be intermittently rotated, and means preventihg over-running of the shaft carrying and adapi'cdto enter said recesses respectively, and a spring acting" zxgainstsaid lever to force said roller againsfisaid hub.

In Witness whefebf I have hereflnto affixed my signature, in the'presence of'two sub- 10 scribing witnesses, this 3d day of August, 1921.

WVitnessesz- F. T. "VENTWORTH,

Fmmm I\:OEHLER;

AMOS H. sMILT-H. 

